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Title: | Sub-micrometric surface texturing of AZ31 Mg-alloy through two-beam direct laser interference patterning with a ns-pulsed green fiber laser | Authors: | Furlan, Valentina Biondi, Marco Demir, Ali Gökhan PARIANI, Giorgio Previtali, Barbara BIANCO, ANDREA |
Issue Date: | 2017 | Journal: | APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE | Number: | 423 | First Page: | 619 | Abstract: | Two-beam direct laser interference patterning (DLIP) is the method that employs two beams and provides control over the pattern geometry by regulating the angle between the beams and the wavelength of the beam. Despite the simplistic optical arrangement required for the method, the feasibility of sub-micrometric patterning of a surface depends on the correct manipulation of the process parameters, especially in the case of metallic materials. Magnesium alloys, from this point of view, exhibit further difficulty in processability due to low melting point and high reactivity. With biocompatibility and biodegradability features, Mg-alloy implants can take further advantage of surface structuring for tailoring the biological behaviour. <P />In this work, a two-beam DLIP setup has been developed employing an industrial grade nanosecond-pulsed fiber laser emitting at 532 nm. The high repetition rate and ramped pulse profile provided by the laser were exploited for a more flexible control over the energy content deposited over the heat-sensitive Mg-alloy. The paper describes the strategies developed for controlling ramped laser emission at 20 kHz repetition rate. The process feasibility window was assessed within a large range of parameters. Within the feasibility window, a complete experimental plan was applied to investigate the effect of main laser process parameters on the pattern dimensions. Periodic surface structures with good definition down to 580 nm ± 20 nm spacing were successfully produced. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/30549 | URL: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169433217317671?via%3Dihub | ISSN: | 0169-4332 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.06.138 | Bibcode ADS: | 2017ApSS..423..619F | Fulltext: | open |
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